TopOpt plugin for Rhino and Grasshopper

The TopOpt plugin for Rhino / Grasshopper is developed as a joint effort by the Israel Institute of Technology, Aarhus School of Architecture and the Technical University of Denmark.

The current features of the plugin are:

  • Solves 2D optimization problems on regular domains
  • Interactive control of the optimization process
  • Topology optimization of continuum structures with tension and compression prioritization
  • Dual material topology optimization for optimization of composite structures with materials of varying properties

Download: Information on installation, usage and download of the plugin can be found here.

Video demonstration of the plugin can be seen here: TopOpt I and TopOpt II

Sceenshot of the TopOpt Grasshopper plugin.